August 06, 2006	Sunday	Rajab 10, 1427

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KARACHI, Aug 5: The prestigious 72-hole Asian Tour Pakistan Open Golf Championship carrying handsome prize money will be played at Karachi Golf Club from Jan 19 to 22 next year.

The Asian Tour is among the 35 competitions drawn by the Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) for the 2006-7 golfing season which got underway with the commencement of 11th CNS Open Golf Championship.

England’s Chris Rodgers captured the US $200,000 Asian Tour by four strokes after being revived by the PGF earlier this year.

Another important feature is hosting of Indo-Pak Golf competition at Islamabad Golf Club from Nov 23 to 26. Pakistan won the event staged at Lahore in 2004 while India avenged the defeat when they played host at Banglore last year.

The calendar culminates with the hosting of President of Pakistan gold medal at Islamabad Golf Club from May 4 to 6 next.

Schedule:

Sindh Open (Karachi) Aug 11 to 13; Bolan Open (Quetta) Aug 18 to 20; Gymkhana Open (Lahore) Sept 1 to 3; COAS Open (Rawalpindi) Sept 8 to 10; Federal Amateur (Islamabad) Sept 15 to 17; Royal Palm Trophy (Lahore) Sept 22 to 24; ABL Open (Faisalabad) Oct 28,29; Punjab Open (Gujranwala) Nov 3 to 5; Garrison Open (Lahore) Nov 10 to 12; PIA Classic Open (Rawalpindi) Nov 16 to 19; Indo Pak Golf (Islamabad) Nov 23 to 26; National Amateur (Islamabad) Dec 1 to 4; Corps Commander Amateur (Lahore) Dec 8 to 10; Governor’s Cup (Lahore) Dec 15 to 17; Frontier Amateur (Peshawar) Dec 23 to 25; Hyderabad Open (Hyderabad) Jan 5 to 7; Royal Palm Classic Open (Lahore) Jan 12 to 14; Pakistan Open (Asian Tour) (Karachi) Jan 19 to 22; Quaid-i-Azam Amateur (Lahore) Feb 4 to 6; Sindh Amateur ((Karachi) Feb 9 to 11; Crescent Open (Faisalabad) Feb 10, 11; Punjab Amateur (venue later) Feb 17, 18; President’s Cup (Rawalpindi) Feb 23 to 25; Cholistan Open (Bahawalpur) March 2 to 4; Multan Open (Multan) March 9 to 11; CJCSC Open (Islamabad) March 16 to 18; Col-in-Chief Ibex Open (Sargodha) March 23 to 25; Faysal Bank Open (Lahore) March 30 to April 1; CAS Open (Peshawar) April il 6 to 8; Ibrahim Fiber Amateur (Faisalabad) April 7, 8; Allama Iqbal Open (Sialkot) April 13 to 15; Prime Minister Gold Medal Open (Rawalpindi) April 20 to 22; Frontier Open (Peshawar) April 28 to 30; President of Pakistan Gold Medal (Islamabad) May 4 to 6.